A Bigger Picture – David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts
Share It’s my first time visiting the RA and there is a definite sense of majesty and history when you enter its courtyard. There’s a hive of activity as students, families, tourists and workers busily stride up and down its cobbled entrance-ways and steps. I catch a glimpse of conversation here and there as...
Through The Pinhole – Meeting Artist Shiam Wilcox
Share Having left Sandwell & Dudley train station for Coventry, I arrive rather promptly at 9.50am to meet artist Shiam Wilcox. I know it’s her because she’s holding a rather large pinhole camera, (I’d suggested a flower.) Commuters steal a quick glance as they rush to waiting trains. There’s the usual pleasantries and we head...
New York’s ‘Walking Dead’
Share Having taken a wrong turn on the lower West Side, off Broadway, I blink twice. Firstly because of the dimness of the alley and secondly, because I cannot believe my eyes! Confronting me is the sight of five limp bodies, their eyes popping. As if in worship, they carefully pass around a vial of...
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